Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc highlighted Vietnam’s efforts and practical contributions to the development of the French-speaking community and promoting the French language in the region at a function to mark the International Francophone Day in Hanoi on March 16.

PSNews - A delegation of doctors of the Children Action Foundation on March 12 arrived at Hanoi’s Saint Paul Hospital to provide free checkups and treatment for local child patients with congenital malformations and after-traumatic limb and spinal injuries.

Five Vietnamese universities have been listed in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings, an annually issued rating which provides an insight into the region's 400 leading institutions.

More than 2,500 poor people in the central province of Quang Tri on March 12 received free medical checkups, medicine and gifts from the Project Vietnam Foundation organisation of the American Academy of Paediatrics.

The Employment Service Centres of the northern province of Cao Bang and the bordering Chongzoa city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in cross-border labour management, recruitment and supply.

Nearly 200 delegates from 55 domestic and foreign universities are participating in the 2018 CDIO Asian Regional Meeting in the central city of Da Nang from March 12-14 to boost cooperation in technical training.

An “Earth Hour” campaign on the theme of “Connect to Earth” was officially launched at Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House on the morning of March 10 with the presence of more than 2,000 volunteers, representatives of green businesses and the singer Isaac, who is the ambassador of this year’s campaign.

Nearly 1,000 units of blood were donated by Hanoians on the first day of the Red Spring Festival blood drive which is being held at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) on March 9.